Janis Jonathan Blaswich (born 2 May 1991) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for club

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig or informally as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company ...

Club career

Early career

Blaswich started his career at

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e.V. Mönchengladbach, better known as Borussia Mönchengladbach () and colloquially known as just Gladbach, is a professional Association football, football club based in Mönchengladbach, North Rhine-W ...

, where he was loaned out to

Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden e.V., commonly known as SG Dynamo Dresden or Dynamo Dresden, is a German association football club based in Dresden, Saxony.Grüne, Hardy (2001). Enzyklopädie des deutschen Ligafußballs 7. Vereinslexikon. Kasse ...

, and

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

. He later joined Dutch club

Heracles Almelo Heracles Almelo is a Dutch professional football club based in Almelo, founded in 1903. The club has won the Dutch national title twice, in 1927 and 1941. Heracles won the Eerste Divisie title during the 2004–05 season, gaining promotion to t ...

ahead of the 2018–19 season.

RB Leipzig

On 15 February 2022, Blaswich signed a contract with

, effective from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2025. On 20 August, he made his debut for Leipzig in a 1–2 away loss against

Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as Union Berlin (), is a professional Football in Germany, German football club based in Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweide was fo ...

. On 5 October 2022, during a Champions League matchup against

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, Leipzig's longtime keeper

Péter Gulácsi Péter Gulácsi (born 6 May 1990) is a Hungary, Hungarian association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Bundesliga club RB Leipzig. Gulácsi began his career at Liverpool F.C., Liverpool but d ...

suffered a torn ACL rupture, which would force him to miss the rest of the season, in which Blaswich immediately replaced him in the 13 minutes of the first half, in a match which ended in a 3–1 victory. Three days later, he played a full 90-minute matchup as a replacement in a 1–1 away draw against

Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05 (), is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tie ...

. He later managed to achieve his first titles at the club, by winning the

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and

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. On 1 September 2023, he extended his contract with RB Leipzig until 2026. On 22 June 2024, Blaswich joined

Austrian Bundesliga The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...

side Red Bull Salzburg on a season-long loan deal.

International career

In November 2023, Blaswich was called up for the Germany national team by coach

Julian Nagelsmann Julian Nagelsmann (born 23 July 1987) is a German professional football coach who is currently the manager of the Germany national team. He has previously managed TSG Hoffenheim, RB Leipzig and Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Born in Bavaria ...

, ahead of their friendly matches against

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and

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Career statistics

Honours

;Dynamo Dresden *

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

: 2015–16 ;Hansa Rostock *

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Cup () is an annual football cup competition, held by the () since 1991. For sponsorship reasons, the official name of the competition is Krombacher-Pokal. It is one of the 21 regional cup competitions in Germany and a ...

: 2018 ;RB Leipzig *

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

References

External links

Profile
at the RB Leipzig website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Blaswich, Janis 1991 births People from Willich Footballers from Düsseldorf (region) Living people German men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Borussia Mönchengladbach II players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Dynamo Dresden players FC Hansa Rostock players Heracles Almelo players RB Leipzig players FC Red Bull Salzburg players Regionalliga players 3. Liga players Eredivisie players Bundesliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in Austria 21st-century German sportsmen